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rich people stopped dead in their tracks by new tax hikes. one so steep we were supposed to switch to peanut butter and jel sandwiches, pbjs, rather than dining at three-star restaurants. pass the skippy, keep the foie gras. we find out we had the highest housing starts since the boom, climbing 12%, double where we were not that long ago. while analysts were determined to tell you the housing is about to go tepid. numbers don't fit into the scenario, not a negative one and that's the story of the market right now the bullish facts are getting in the way of the bearish story. now, i will tell you on any given day, we're capable of a serious swoon and we are due for one. holy cow. maybe dow and intel not so hot tonight can cause one -- sell, sell, sell! this feels like a moment like the mid-1980s where the bulls are in control, ala boeing today. it seems like when i was a young, curly haired kid. at goldman sachs. calling them rich people. finding myself to be incredibly bullish when the world was bearish. i remember seeing larry tyche, ran low
rich people stopped dead in their tracks by new tax hikes. one so steep we were supposed to switch to peanut butter and jel sandwiches, pbjs, rather than dining at three-star restaurants. pass the skippy, keep the foie gras. we find out we had the highest housing starts since the boom, climbing 12%, double where we were not that long ago. while analysts were determined to tell you the housing is about to go tepid. numbers don't fit into the scenario, not a negative one and that's the story of...
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raise taxes or cut spending and congress has only raised taxes. if we don't do something about the tax code, we will continue to print money. host: kevin from woodbridge, virginia. caller: i have a bill with a to balance.$200 if i miss my payments, they will call me. how many follicles do the government debt saying, "when are you going to repay my money -- how many phone calls does the government get saying, "when are you going to repay my money?" we are a bunch of idiots that what our government do whatever they wanted. guest: not enough people are calling their representatives and senators about the debt ceiling and the way we've handled the last 12 months. what you have to do is call your congressman or senator. someone will answer and be polite to you. you have to insist to get the message through. elections have consequences. the division right now is very extreme. are we being played? politicians will wait until the last second until they do what is the right thing. i expect to happen this time is we will get around that during 26th or 27th
raise taxes or cut spending and congress has only raised taxes. if we don't do something about the tax code, we will continue to print money. host: kevin from woodbridge, virginia. caller: i have a bill with a to balance.$200 if i miss my payments, they will call me. how many follicles do the government debt saying, "when are you going to repay my money -- how many phone calls does the government get saying, "when are you going to repay my money?" we are a bunch of idiots that...
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we'll let you raise taxes on the rich. which only will reyour trillion dollar deficit spending each year 5%, folks. so they gave them that. what does he come back with? we want more. i want more tax hikes which aren't going to do anything to calm the debt and the spending. he is not willing, and so i think back to what joe said. i think marco said this too. small business owners and large corporations can't trust the president. that's why they're sitting on top of all this cash and not hiring. that doesn't bode well. neil: marco, quickly you see nothing to dissuade you or some of your colleagues from getting off that? >> businesses are still growing, neil but they're not growing as much as they otherwise would. and that uncertainty has a very real trickle down effect. i'll use us as an example. we're building a new gio pronto restaurant right now. i would have loved to borrow the total investment from people like joe and gold coast banking. no way i'm going to do that based on uncertainty. i go borrow less than i would oth
we'll let you raise taxes on the rich. which only will reyour trillion dollar deficit spending each year 5%, folks. so they gave them that. what does he come back with? we want more. i want more tax hikes which aren't going to do anything to calm the debt and the spending. he is not willing, and so i think back to what joe said. i think marco said this too. small business owners and large corporations can't trust the president. that's why they're sitting on top of all this cash and not hiring....
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david: but after-tax income is going down, is it not? >> well, it will, but historically the consumer has the ability to readjust somewhat. but it is not a debt blow to the consumer from that perspective. david: there's still enough left over at the end of the week to go out and shop? >> right, enough get up and go with consumer credit. you see the unique thing that happened with the recession, the great recession, as they call it, is that consumer credit started to actually go down. something you haven't seen since the great depression. so what we're calling for in 2013, but perhaps more in 2014 is that consumer credit will start to extend that. that's household credit. you will see more new home sales and whatnot. >> okay. you know, and boosting this recovery is what central banks are doing, not just here in the u.s., but around the world. we're going to pull up a chart, it shows quantitative easing here in the u.s. and also by the ecp, and i'm just concerned right now, what does this mean for inflation? what does this mean for the dol
david: but after-tax income is going down, is it not? >> well, it will, but historically the consumer has the ability to readjust somewhat. but it is not a debt blow to the consumer from that perspective. david: there's still enough left over at the end of the week to go out and shop? >> right, enough get up and go with consumer credit. you see the unique thing that happened with the recession, the great recession, as they call it, is that consumer credit started to actually go...
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than permanent tax cuts. so i think part of it will come out of savings, because people will have saved up, as it were, to prepare themselves for this. but not all of it. we are going to have slower consumer spending, i think, in the first half of the year. my point is, it's not going to be the consumer that's going to be driving things. and we are probably going to have a little bit of a pickup in hiring. we think payroll is going to be 175,000 a month. we had an encouraging pickup in wage increases in the december payroll data. that's not a blip. that's the beginning of a new trend. you are going to see better income numbers. i think when you get that december personal income number that's going to look fairly decent number on the wage side giving consumers some cushion to pay those higher payroll taxes. >> and if we should have a decline in inflation or oil prices or gas prices, that will help, as well. but, john, the question becomes, was what happened on the late in the evening on what was it, december 3
than permanent tax cuts. so i think part of it will come out of savings, because people will have saved up, as it were, to prepare themselves for this. but not all of it. we are going to have slower consumer spending, i think, in the first half of the year. my point is, it's not going to be the consumer that's going to be driving things. and we are probably going to have a little bit of a pickup in hiring. we think payroll is going to be 175,000 a month. we had an encouraging pickup in wage...
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we have a whole tax code that helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take it off of their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that, as well. i think we need to help those in need is something we should be doing but if you are not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years what's the rush? why hurry? get to the direct needs now and that's what i think is important and that's why i offered a transparency amendment that says let's see where the money is going. fema needs reform. we should be reformed it the last two years, a decade ago, after katrina problems and hopefully we can make progress when we do that. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your time. >>> still to come, france has sent more troops in to mali to fight the war there and the united states promises to help. what is help going to mean for american troops? >>> plus an "outfront" investigation, birth tourism. paying women big money to come to the united states and give birth to new american citizens. >>> and president obama goes it alone on gun control. one senator compares the p
we have a whole tax code that helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take it off of their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that, as well. i think we need to help those in need is something we should be doing but if you are not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years what's the rush? why hurry? get to the direct needs now and that's what i think is important and that's why i offered a transparency amendment that says let's see where the money is...
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the difference is due tax revenue projections n creased savings and repayments of loans. >>> more and more commuters are riding the bart to work. ktvu's rob roth is in san francisco at one of two stations that bart is taking a close look at. rob? >> reporter: it is the heart of the evening commute and we are here at the bart station, this is the busiest station in the system and many commuters say it is too crowded. but bart is looking at ways to make the commute more comfortable. >> reporter: commuters at the bart station say -- >> it is hectic. >> reporter: gets more crowded by the day. with 391,000 passengers taking bart each week day, ridership is at an all time high and the two most crowded stations are embarcadero and montgomery and that could get worse. ridership could hit $700,000 a day. >> bart staff is thinking about what type of solutions can we implement to address the growing capacity. >> reporter: such potential solutions could include escalators. make these seating areas smaller. it would save space. >> my only consideration would be the elderly. >> reporter: and bart i
the difference is due tax revenue projections n creased savings and repayments of loans. >>> more and more commuters are riding the bart to work. ktvu's rob roth is in san francisco at one of two stations that bart is taking a close look at. rob? >> reporter: it is the heart of the evening commute and we are here at the bart station, this is the busiest station in the system and many commuters say it is too crowded. but bart is looking at ways to make the commute more...
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the dividend tax rates would go up dramatically in 2013. as the market moves on, take some money off the table, what we found the last three years is if you bought with the s&p is under the moving average, your average gain is 45.3%. if you bought when it was over the moving average, your average gain is 1.5% per year. i still think it'll be a back-and-forth market. take some profits in the euphoria. david: we think about what is happening inside the beltway. it is a global market. it is becoming more of a global market. you see global trade is really taking off in 2013. that leads to tremendous opportunities if it happens, right? >> i think so, david. evaluations are compelling whether it is europe, china. emerging market and even in japan. on the way to unlock the valuations and as investors come around to realizing those risks are receding, you will see a compression of the equity risk premium allowing evaluations to expand. david: lets michelle and she won one of those countries, japan. some people say this new leader going in the oppos
the dividend tax rates would go up dramatically in 2013. as the market moves on, take some money off the table, what we found the last three years is if you bought with the s&p is under the moving average, your average gain is 45.3%. if you bought when it was over the moving average, your average gain is 1.5% per year. i still think it'll be a back-and-forth market. take some profits in the euphoria. david: we think about what is happening inside the beltway. it is a global market. it is...
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tax efficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. officemax can help you drive suand down.s down... use your maxperks card and get a 10-ream case of officemax multiuse paper for just 4.99 after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. >>> the parade has begun. it is moving down pennsylvania avenue. there are marching bands. there are a lot of floats. there's a lot of people who are celebrating this day. an important day in american history. the inauguration of president obama for the second time. kate bolduan is watching what's going on, jeffrey toobin with me as well. once they get to the reviewing stand, they will be saluting all of these participants, and there are a lot of them, who have come to washington from all over the country. >>cy actually read there were twice as m
tax efficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. officemax can help you drive suand down.s down... use your maxperks card and get a 10-ream case of officemax multiuse paper for just 4.99 after maxperks rewards. find thousands of...
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subject to the social security payroll tax. scale back benefits for wealthier recipients. stock's closing the day mostly in the green. the markets are closed today for the martin luther king jr. holiday. it looks like it is better to be single, at least in the financial sense. taxpayers will see the federal tax rates rise this year on wages and investments. the increase will pinch mary customers faster than individuals especially if both spouses work and have capital gains. >> it took 32 seconds for the president to begin his second term. a national celebration to welcome back america's president. tracie potts has more when the ceremony gets under way. >> i barack hussain obama -- >> president obama takes the stage this morning having already been sworn in yesterday. >> the last one was kind of fast. we'll take some time to enjoy it. >> hundreds of thousands witness the second inauguration of america's first black president. >> it means a whole lot. >> despite tough approval ratings, president obama still holds star power. many
subject to the social security payroll tax. scale back benefits for wealthier recipients. stock's closing the day mostly in the green. the markets are closed today for the martin luther king jr. holiday. it looks like it is better to be single, at least in the financial sense. taxpayers will see the federal tax rates rise this year on wages and investments. the increase will pinch mary customers faster than individuals especially if both spouses work and have capital gains. >> it took 32...
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end of the payroll tax cut holiday. something dragging down on retailers, and higher payroll taxes disproportionately hit low and middle income consumers. customers make 40,000 a year or less. end of the payroll tax holiday, means a household will have to pay $800 to $1,000 in taxes that they won't be able to spend at the general. these families will have to tighten their belts. since they are more likely to shop at family dollar or dollar general than saks, that's bad news. the debt ceiling fiasco, and the negotiation of the budget sequester, we could see actual cuts to entitlement programs in the next few months, at least there will be tons of chatter in the media about it. i don't think either the republicans or the democrats have the guts to cut entitlements. what does this have to do with the dollar stores? you cut program that help people who shop at dollar stores, you hurt these stocks. the low-ends retail environment is getting more competitive. they have to become more promotional, code for more discounts. in o
end of the payroll tax cut holiday. something dragging down on retailers, and higher payroll taxes disproportionately hit low and middle income consumers. customers make 40,000 a year or less. end of the payroll tax holiday, means a household will have to pay $800 to $1,000 in taxes that they won't be able to spend at the general. these families will have to tighten their belts. since they are more likely to shop at family dollar or dollar general than saks, that's bad news. the debt ceiling...
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if you study the situation deeply, you see that japanese debt is about 24 times central government tax revenues. when you get into that, when you sail into that zone of insolvency, nothing you can do can help, in my opinion. they would have imploded under their own weight a few years down the road. now they talk about targeting 2% inflation. they don't realize it will force them to explode sooner. >> your criticism is well known, even to japanese ministers of finance, i would argue. >> first of all, when you think about a crisis, 99.9% of the people get it wrong. when you think about 20 years of the procycal cality, the owner ship of bonds of japan is the institutional community. they buy the bonds because they have 28 basis points of yield on the five-year and 70 on the ten. the only way you invest on a bond like that is if they promise deflation. when they tell you they will target 2% deflation the swing will detonate the time bomb. >> you believe your time line has been moved up. >> correct. >> some say, kyle, you have been with david many times over the last three or four years. yo
if you study the situation deeply, you see that japanese debt is about 24 times central government tax revenues. when you get into that, when you sail into that zone of insolvency, nothing you can do can help, in my opinion. they would have imploded under their own weight a few years down the road. now they talk about targeting 2% inflation. they don't realize it will force them to explode sooner. >> your criticism is well known, even to japanese ministers of finance, i would argue....
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various tax proposals are taking shape that could cut taxes in a big way. matt mccall, penn financial group. steve moore, "wall street journal.". good morning. love having you on. we can talk about what the government is doing with he have too. talk about what the markets are doing with matt. stephen moore, tell me, bobby jindal in louisiana, what his idea is, that is helping to drive this headline today? >> well, bill, he wants to make louisiana one of those, join the ranks of those nine states across the united states that don't have an income tax. those are states like texas and florida and tennessee and new hampshire and washington, navy. they're doing develop economically much better. art laffer who you have on the show a lot and we do a study, called rich states, poor states we find significant growth in those that don't have income taxes. texas isp booming. florida is doing well, tennessee. louisiana wants to join the states to get more job and higher income jobs. bill: bobby jindal wants to get in on the action? >> yeah. bill: what is the effect whe
various tax proposals are taking shape that could cut taxes in a big way. matt mccall, penn financial group. steve moore, "wall street journal.". good morning. love having you on. we can talk about what the government is doing with he have too. talk about what the markets are doing with matt. stephen moore, tell me, bobby jindal in louisiana, what his idea is, that is helping to drive this headline today? >> well, bill, he wants to make louisiana one of those, join the ranks of...
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in terms of some of the specific proposals, dealing whether it's the job creation in manufacturing, tax reform, you know, lowering regulations, a lot of that has to do we're working with republicans and see how much the republicans are willing to sit down with the president to tackle some of the tough issues and we haven't seen much of that. >> you're right to point out there have not been recommendations from the jobs council, however we know that the jobs council mission expires at the end of the month. do you think the president should extend it and if so, what do you think of this group of business, academic and union leaders to develop for future job growth in america, to knock down that unemployment rate even more? >> kelly, i don't think that the president should extend it. >> why? >> our forefathers got it right. the recommendations, what have they done? my opponent is saying things, but still, we have 21 million people who are underemployed or unemployed. and i've talked about all of the czars and the political gestures made and our forefathers got it right and the congress is
in terms of some of the specific proposals, dealing whether it's the job creation in manufacturing, tax reform, you know, lowering regulations, a lot of that has to do we're working with republicans and see how much the republicans are willing to sit down with the president to tackle some of the tough issues and we haven't seen much of that. >> you're right to point out there have not been recommendations from the jobs council, however we know that the jobs council mission expires at the...
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. >> reporter: property tax revenues have dropped and the tax measure was voted down. now, those are just hopeful that we do not see a worse case scenario. >> there could be a terrible situation if there is a fire there is going to be a big fire and we're going to need all the help we can get. >> reporter: some of this talking is talking about ambulance services. that way, they can still get some emergency crews to respond. reporting live in contra costa county, kron 4. >> here are the four stations closing today in contra costa county. in martinez - station 12 on shell avenue. in lafayette - station 16 on los arabis avenue. walnut creek loses station 4 on hawthorne drive. and in clayton, station 11 on center avenue. you can see how wide-spread the impact of longer response times is. >> pam: the oakland public safety committee is expected to make a decision. which is already stirring up contreversy. city council members decide will whether to adopt a resolution. to hire crime - fighting consultant william bratton. new tonight at eight. kron 4's reggie kumar is live out
. >> reporter: property tax revenues have dropped and the tax measure was voted down. now, those are just hopeful that we do not see a worse case scenario. >> there could be a terrible situation if there is a fire there is going to be a big fire and we're going to need all the help we can get. >> reporter: some of this talking is talking about ambulance services. that way, they can still get some emergency crews to respond. reporting live in contra costa county, kron 4....
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moore says the last straw was when the city council vetted against putting a tax on last november's ballot to help the police department's finances. chief moore said if he decided he didn't have the support of city leaders it was time for him to go. san jose has not decided on a permanent replacement for him. >>> story of an attempted kidnapping in san jose is thousand being called a lie. the child's mother confessed to making up the story. coming up at 4:45 what is expected to happen next in the case and reaction from the community. >>> the local cycling community is split on whether to believe lance armstrong's apology for using performance enhancing drugs. >> i made my decisions. they are my case. i'm sitting here today to acknowledge that and to say i'm sorry for that. >> armstrong's long awaited interview with oprah winfrey aired last night. after denying doping allegations for years he confessed to taking banned substances to win seven tour de france titles. some local cyclists watching the interview request questioned the motives. >> we race clean, we race fair because we love to do
moore says the last straw was when the city council vetted against putting a tax on last november's ballot to help the police department's finances. chief moore said if he decided he didn't have the support of city leaders it was time for him to go. san jose has not decided on a permanent replacement for him. >>> story of an attempted kidnapping in san jose is thousand being called a lie. the child's mother confessed to making up the story. coming up at 4:45 what is expected to happen...
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income taxes are production taxes. they are taxes on people's ability to produce goods and services. a sales tax is a tax on consumption. on the other side of the coin. he is suggesting that he takes the sales tax exemption, people that are exempted, up to $2.4 billion, he wants to take those away and take away the income tax so that they will all be supported the things that he is doing in the state of nebraska. that is a great idea. it is a lesson that the united states congress should look at before wayne, in a federal level, you are saying congress look at this. >> it will not fly because they are morons. you have idiots up there that combined iq is minus 15. they are paid off the other way. the lobbyists would go out of business. if you had a national sales tax or a national consumption tax, it would be much better than an income tax. dagen: i understand that. it makes our national taxation system incredibly regressive, does it not? >> defined regressive for me. dagen: there is a greater burden on lower income ame
income taxes are production taxes. they are taxes on people's ability to produce goods and services. a sales tax is a tax on consumption. on the other side of the coin. he is suggesting that he takes the sales tax exemption, people that are exempted, up to $2.4 billion, he wants to take those away and take away the income tax so that they will all be supported the things that he is doing in the state of nebraska. that is a great idea. it is a lesson that the united states congress should look...
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a few people involved in a tax scandal. whether to investigate top politicians including two former prime ministers and the former finance minister or canceling a list of suspected tax evaders with the names of thousands of greeks on it. the former finance minister in greece has denied responsibility. >> he denies any involvement. he said he did not dr. the list and and he's being made a scapegoat. ordinary greeks have latched on to this affair, captivated by every twist and turn. it confirms for them better in quality gap between the wealthy and poor has grown, that corruption still eats up the heart of this troubled country. they are desperate to find somebody to blame, somebody to punish for the mess that this country is in. top story. he grounding of boeing's dreamliner is grounded pretty much globally accept for ethiopia. it is inevitable that they will follow suit. >> stay with us. we have errantry coming up here on gmt -- a rare treat. what it was really like to be a russian czar. we will step inside the kremlin. tho
a few people involved in a tax scandal. whether to investigate top politicians including two former prime ministers and the former finance minister or canceling a list of suspected tax evaders with the names of thousands of greeks on it. the former finance minister in greece has denied responsibility. >> he denies any involvement. he said he did not dr. the list and and he's being made a scapegoat. ordinary greeks have latched on to this affair, captivated by every twist and turn. it...
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now city manager john wants lower requirement for tech companies that want tax breaks. right foul those employers only have to show they are trying to hire locals for some entry level jobs. >>> lance armstrong doping and deception could cost him millions of dollars. the u.s. postal service sponsored his team from 1990 to 2004. the government has rejected his offer to give back $5 million. armstrong's confession airs to tomorrow. but the world antidoping agency says it will take more than a tv interview. >>> the board of supervisors gave initial approval to a ban on smoking at fairs and festivals including the fillmore jazz festival. promotions would have to mention no smoking is allowed at though events. it would also require one no smoking sign and announcements every two hours at the event. the idea needs final approval when the board meets later this month. >>> time now 4:46. the number of people sent to emergency rooms because of energy drinks has doubled in the past four years. now most of the 20,000 people that sought medical attention were young adults. energy dr
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we got a whole tax code that actually helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take that off their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that as well. but i think we need to do -- certainly helping those in need is probably something we should be doing but if you're not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years, what's the rush? let's get to the direct needs right now and that's what i think's important. that's why i offered transparency amendment that said let's go see where this money is going. that went on there. i think that's important. fema needs reform. we should have reformed it the last two years. they should have reformed it a decade ago, after the katrina problems. hopefully we can make some progress when we do that. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your time tonight. >>> still to come, france has sent more troops into mali to fight the war there and the united states promises to help. but what is help really going the mean for american troops? >>> plus, an "outfront" investigation. birth tourism. paying women big money to come t
we got a whole tax code that actually helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take that off their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that as well. but i think we need to do -- certainly helping those in need is probably something we should be doing but if you're not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years, what's the rush? let's get to the direct needs right now and that's what i think's important. that's why i offered transparency amendment that...
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monthly deaths of the consumer, such as taxes and insurance, generally cannot add up to more than 43% of their monthly gross income. no standard is perfect, but the standard here provides a clear line with a measure of protection to borrowers that have increased certainty in the mortgage market. host: i want to bring in a few callers on this subject for you. oklahoma city, oklahoma, democratic line. good morning, vernon. caller: i am tickled to death that the government is setting the rules for the financial industry when it comes to the home market. people worked all their lives to provide a home and held for ways to get it paid off before they retire. this is the one area that the government needs to regulate and regulate closely and i am glad we're finally doing that. now, of course, we have drawn a line in the sand that we can hopefully reclaim. can we hope that it will ever change back to what we thought we had been through? guest: an excellent question. another one to add to that is -- will the regulators have the appetite to regulate this closely? making sure that banks are abi
monthly deaths of the consumer, such as taxes and insurance, generally cannot add up to more than 43% of their monthly gross income. no standard is perfect, but the standard here provides a clear line with a measure of protection to borrowers that have increased certainty in the mortgage market. host: i want to bring in a few callers on this subject for you. oklahoma city, oklahoma, democratic line. good morning, vernon. caller: i am tickled to death that the government is setting the rules for...
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his tax rate is more than 60 percent. a utah woman waking up to rumbles of noise. >> a massive boulder crashed right through his home. her leg was pinned but she was able to reach for a phone and call for help. she is being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >> thank goodness she is okay. ainsley thank you so much. all month long we have been helping you stay on track with the new year's weight loss resolutions. this week we have great gadgets to help you keep your fitness going. first we have dvd's that are your dvd's. what is unique about these? >> a new trend in fitness in 2013 is high intensity training work hard for just a half an hour. you have time to fit your workout in. we do plyometrics going high and low and getting the calories burned. >> sort of like the p 90 x series. >> head phones what is so good about these? >> i have a fitness dvd they are water proof ultra light. they are for men, women great shapes and they are so light you can run without them falling out of your ears. >> they don't snag and ge
his tax rate is more than 60 percent. a utah woman waking up to rumbles of noise. >> a massive boulder crashed right through his home. her leg was pinned but she was able to reach for a phone and call for help. she is being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >> thank goodness she is okay. ainsley thank you so much. all month long we have been helping you stay on track with the new year's weight loss resolutions. this week we have great gadgets to help you keep your fitness...
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when we pay our gasoline tax, we spend that money to the federal government. they skim off management fee and then they dole it out all over again to things like a museum dedicated to the packer, a movie about movies about the road for alaska, things like that. airport money, we spend all of this, there's a tax in all of our tickets, and yet all that money goes into a big pile and the vast majority of it does not go to the biggest airports in the country. it goes to the ones that are the most politically connected. you really have to disengage congress and get more private money going directly where they can actually make a profit and you'll get more infrastructure. >> yeah, but donna, i mean, president obama signed the recovery act and spend billions on infrastructure project. did we get our money's worth? what did that money goes toward? >> well, first let me say, we do need some more money. yes, some airports can be built privately, and there's no question we're spending the money in the wrong places, but even if we took all the money going to highways, lik
when we pay our gasoline tax, we spend that money to the federal government. they skim off management fee and then they dole it out all over again to things like a museum dedicated to the packer, a movie about movies about the road for alaska, things like that. airport money, we spend all of this, there's a tax in all of our tickets, and yet all that money goes into a big pile and the vast majority of it does not go to the biggest airports in the country. it goes to the ones that are the most...
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host: another view is that the tax on senator hagel are really a tax on president obama. john is joining us on the democrats' line from pennsylvania. are you with us? caller: i certainly am. my town is located outside of philadelphia. [indiscernible] it is close to philadelphia. thank you for permitting me to speak. thanks for c-span. this issue is fraught with a lot of anxiety. it is an explosive issue. this is bringing the lobby from behind the curtain. mr. clemons is a good spokesman for senator hagel's side. if he says the wrong thing, he could lose his position in the community. it is astonishing to me that people have been so wrong from day one. the people have been wrong. iraq is a disaster with trillions of dollars. afghanistan is a disaster. we do not know what is going on. in syria, the christians are terrified. chuck hagel is reasonable. what did he say that has so destructive -- disrupted it all? he said the jewish lobby intimidate people. to people knowledgeable and aware, this is not an issue. host: this is someone from the republican line. this is slowly an
host: another view is that the tax on senator hagel are really a tax on president obama. john is joining us on the democrats' line from pennsylvania. are you with us? caller: i certainly am. my town is located outside of philadelphia. [indiscernible] it is close to philadelphia. thank you for permitting me to speak. thanks for c-span. this issue is fraught with a lot of anxiety. it is an explosive issue. this is bringing the lobby from behind the curtain. mr. clemons is a good spokesman for...
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we got no tax cuts. we're kicking the can down the road, and unless these people really start to get serious about this, we are going to be talking about this for the whole next four years and the country is only going to get worse and basically that's it. both parties have either got to come to the table and they have got to make meaningful cuts and get meaningful revenue to get out of this problem. thank you. host: and that will be it as far as calls for this segment. let me tell you what's coming up in the program. you have been watching the white house. this week president obama as part of his proposal on gun violence had a study on violent video games and cheryl olson the author of "grand theft childhood." later john lott will join us. he is the author of "more guns, less crime." he will be on to talk about the president's proposal to reduce gun violence. all throughout the district of columbia we have our c-span photographers out there taking in photos and event it's leading up to the inauguration.
we got no tax cuts. we're kicking the can down the road, and unless these people really start to get serious about this, we are going to be talking about this for the whole next four years and the country is only going to get worse and basically that's it. both parties have either got to come to the table and they have got to make meaningful cuts and get meaningful revenue to get out of this problem. thank you. host: and that will be it as far as calls for this segment. let me tell you what's...
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. >> the shippers pay a tax to the lar boar maintenance fee for such work. in recent years the senators on both sides of the aisle, including carl levin of michiganbe complain the fund has been raided for other federal spending. >> steve brown on the banks of lake michigan. thank you. >> interior secretary ken salazzar the latest official to head out the door. they say he will leave in march. he joins the secretary of state, treasury, defense, labor and the epa chief in announcing their departures. more than 8,000 new york city school bus drivers on strike tonight. many students disabled had to find other ways to school this morning. job protection is the hang up. they put a contract with the private bus up for bid. it just got tougher to have your voice heard by the white house. taking gun control at schools for what you might consider a ridiculous extreme. grapevine explains next. >> bret: the white house quadrupleed the threshold on the signatures for the lead the people petition site. the new minimum, 100,000 signatures in 30 days. that is up from 25,000
. >> the shippers pay a tax to the lar boar maintenance fee for such work. in recent years the senators on both sides of the aisle, including carl levin of michiganbe complain the fund has been raided for other federal spending. >> steve brown on the banks of lake michigan. thank you. >> interior secretary ken salazzar the latest official to head out the door. they say he will leave in march. he joins the secretary of state, treasury, defense, labor and the epa chief in...
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it's a special tax form. have you to file for every single state that you're in where the pipeline might go through. it's a little complicated so some people have been buying exchange-traded funds because there's mlp exchange-traded funds. the point is if you're interested in dividends, these -- these kinds of deals are very, very host investments. two other ones are coming this week. >> not really seeing the kind of pace that we've seen for ipos. haven't seen the business come back. >> norwegian cruise lines goes back. not a massive limited partnership. >> that's a very well known name. >> sure they will be trying it out. >> get me my sunglasses. >> closing countdown coming up. >> and is congress threatening the economy with the looming fight over the debt ceiling? something we're all talking about, and will washington ever get serious about fixing the debt crisis. do not miss, this should be pay-per-view's, maria's exclusive interview with alan simpson coming up on the "closing bell." >> he's always great.
it's a special tax form. have you to file for every single state that you're in where the pipeline might go through. it's a little complicated so some people have been buying exchange-traded funds because there's mlp exchange-traded funds. the point is if you're interested in dividends, these -- these kinds of deals are very, very host investments. two other ones are coming this week. >> not really seeing the kind of pace that we've seen for ipos. haven't seen the business come back....
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. >> and that is what that were sold on when they raised taxes, the idea of more money going toec. does it fulfill the promise? >> it provides $2.7 billion more to education and 500 million to higher education and that is where a lot of the support is and the governor made a contract. i think he has a contract with the voters and is willing to live up to that and ask for more resources and money and taxes. he got that and is not going to be responsible moving forward. >> and when we pass prop 30, it wasdoms day. we were going to see draconian cuts and now a surplus? did that solve the problem? >> the question is, were they telling the truth then? >> is that crying wolf then? >> it's not. this budget has $6 billion from the tax increase and without that $6 billion, we would be short that amount of money and we needed that to battlance the budget as the governor projected earlier. >> and we were up in sacramento on monday when the legislature got back together and we have a lot of new members up there and you couldn't recognize half of them and there is also, i saw the lobbyist in th
. >> and that is what that were sold on when they raised taxes, the idea of more money going toec. does it fulfill the promise? >> it provides $2.7 billion more to education and 500 million to higher education and that is where a lot of the support is and the governor made a contract. i think he has a contract with the voters and is willing to live up to that and ask for more resources and money and taxes. he got that and is not going to be responsible moving forward. >> and...
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before the green energy companies would get tax credits. >> yes. bill: but through the stimulus law that was signed, they received money. >> oh, yes. bill: cold cash. >> called section 1603 of the american recovery and reinvestment act which is in 2009 as you mentioned. about $16 billion have been dolled out so far. 4 billion gone to the foreign companies. basically going back to a lot of them, spanish, company, spanish renewable energy company got $1.8 billion from the u.s. taxpayers to do work here in the united states. but isn't the goal here to basically spur on growth of american companies. create american jobs? sure. bill: i agree with you. that is what we thought it was for though. >> we did. bill: what that shows you this white house was dead set on pursuing a green energy policy. and they did it through a stimulus that we thought was going for something else. >> at all costs too. basically they're taking our hard-earned money at a time when we're running, about, how much trillions of dollars we're in debt right now? you're taking money to
before the green energy companies would get tax credits. >> yes. bill: but through the stimulus law that was signed, they received money. >> oh, yes. bill: cold cash. >> called section 1603 of the american recovery and reinvestment act which is in 2009 as you mentioned. about $16 billion have been dolled out so far. 4 billion gone to the foreign companies. basically going back to a lot of them, spanish, company, spanish renewable energy company got $1.8 billion from the u.s....
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type flat tax. host: do you think that would work? caller: i think that would eliminate all these loopholes people take twn tax code system. if you're married, own a house, have children, you get all these deductions and if you don't have any of those things, then you don't get to take any of those deductions so it's just not fair. if your income comes from capital gains there is a different tax rate for you. if the government wants to help bring the economy back, make everything fair across the board as far as taxes go. host: thanks for the call. we welcome our listeners and our focus this morning the role of government in solving america's problems. it was something that dwight eisenhower talked about in his fair well address 52 years ago this week. from our twitter page there is this from one of our viewers -- rick is joining us from maryland democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think the government should be a part of our life, because without the government all these millionair
type flat tax. host: do you think that would work? caller: i think that would eliminate all these loopholes people take twn tax code system. if you're married, own a house, have children, you get all these deductions and if you don't have any of those things, then you don't get to take any of those deductions so it's just not fair. if your income comes from capital gains there is a different tax rate for you. if the government wants to help bring the economy back, make everything fair across...
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some people say they want to lock in the lower capital-gains tax rate at the old tax rates. therefore they were just taking their profits off the table? >> the market thought that they were going to meet in the middle in terms of the president actually giving in towards spending cuts. he pulled back on the spending cuts hardcore. i think here, looks like gop, looks like the gop will extend the debt ceiling another 45 days. that is why the market was up yesterday. the market is way ahead of this. but, i think that next week, next, two, three weeks there is still a lot has to be done to get this thing completed. first of all, has to get through the house and the senate. there will be a ton of volatility between now and when this finally happens. liz: how do you trade it, larry? >> well the vix, last time i was on shot --. liz: very low. >> now below 14. you can do call spreads on the vix. i like to be long volatility here. think about the end of february, it is fascinating, because you have this italian election and berlusconi is pulling out all the stops. it is monte, you wil
some people say they want to lock in the lower capital-gains tax rate at the old tax rates. therefore they were just taking their profits off the table? >> the market thought that they were going to meet in the middle in terms of the president actually giving in towards spending cuts. he pulled back on the spending cuts hardcore. i think here, looks like gop, looks like the gop will extend the debt ceiling another 45 days. that is why the market was up yesterday. the market is way ahead...
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cuts, the tax -- bush tax cuts and they would have a plan to negotiate tax reform this year and we'd be well into deficit deal and tax reform right now and then he could move on to the next agenda item. well, it didn't quite work out that way. now they have to figure out what is the first agenda item? is it immigration? is it going to be guns? so we have to figure out what are they going to move on right away? >> wait one second because we're at an important juncture. i want to go back to wolf for a second. i believe we're nearing the end of our inaugural parade. >> this is the last band. this is the second to the last band. go ahead. >> these are the firefighters of idaho performing together for the first time for the inaugural parade from idaho, as i mentioned, comprised of fire departments across the state. 20 bagpipers, seven drummers and the bagpipers are dressed in kilts, as you can see, while the other marchers are wearing color guard attire. the firefighters of idaho, we're excited for the opportunity as everyone is to come and perform and represent their state in this 57th i
cuts, the tax -- bush tax cuts and they would have a plan to negotiate tax reform this year and we'd be well into deficit deal and tax reform right now and then he could move on to the next agenda item. well, it didn't quite work out that way. now they have to figure out what is the first agenda item? is it immigration? is it going to be guns? so we have to figure out what are they going to move on right away? >> wait one second because we're at an important juncture. i want to go back to...
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says he made his decision to retire early when city leaders decided against putting a half cent sales tax measure on the ballot that would have helped fund the police department. >>> health officials say the flu season is picking up here in california. the state upgraded the flu to widespread today saying the virus activity exceeds what we should expect this time of year. health officials announced another person under the age of 65 has died from the flu. >> we're watching very closely every week. we are hoping that this increase will be just an early start of the season and things will decrease, but we just never know, could be it's just the beginning of a more serious season. we're watching closely. >> health officials advise people to watch their hands frequently and cover their cough. the flu virus can live on surfaces including door knobs and keyboards several hours. for more information where to get a flu shot, head to www.ktvu.com and click the hot topics tab. >>> tomorrow will be this season's winter's spare the air alert. here's a live picture of downtown san jose. pollution leve
says he made his decision to retire early when city leaders decided against putting a half cent sales tax measure on the ballot that would have helped fund the police department. >>> health officials say the flu season is picking up here in california. the state upgraded the flu to widespread today saying the virus activity exceeds what we should expect this time of year. health officials announced another person under the age of 65 has died from the flu. >> we're watching very...
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of course, the united states constitution gives the power to tax and spend to the congress, and the congress alone. our current deficit is the result of money congress has already borrowed. president obama explained to the american people today how republicans in congress are trying to avoid doing their actual jobs. >> these are bills that have already been racked up. and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. >> if the american people do not catch on to the severity of all of this, of defaulting on our debts, the country will be in a dire situation. president obama knows this. he believes it. he has proved it before. and he is not going to play games with economic stability. >> so we've got to pay our bills. and republicans in congress have two choices here. they can act responsibly and pay america's bills, or they can act irresponsibly and put america through another economic crisis. but th
of course, the united states constitution gives the power to tax and spend to the congress, and the congress alone. our current deficit is the result of money congress has already borrowed. president obama explained to the american people today how republicans in congress are trying to avoid doing their actual jobs. >> these are bills that have already been racked up. and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits,...
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that means there could be a potential big tax hit if most of that money is overseas? >> yeah, that's exactly right. if you have to repatriate for use in something like this, then you have to pay the differential in the different tax jurisdictions. so while you have 5 on the books, it could be significantly less that you could actually utilize. sandra: i want to bring a report from goldman sachs. they upgraded based on quote the possibility of a leveraged buyout offer providing floor for the shares. if you own dell shares, if you want to own dell shares, what does one do right now based on the news that we have at this moment? >> well, i think outside of a takeout, the 2013 still looks better for dell than 2012. they're doing a lot of things to get them out of just the commodity pc market, into services, into servers into the upper enterprise where margins are better to look more like an ibm than maybe just a pc seller. that will be better for the company as we push through the next few quarters. i think we have a little bit better pc backdrop to boot. david: cody you
that means there could be a potential big tax hit if most of that money is overseas? >> yeah, that's exactly right. if you have to repatriate for use in something like this, then you have to pay the differential in the different tax jurisdictions. so while you have 5 on the books, it could be significantly less that you could actually utilize. sandra: i want to bring a report from goldman sachs. they upgraded based on quote the possibility of a leveraged buyout offer providing floor for...
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reforming schools, reducing the deficit and revamping the tax code. very american speech. i thought it actually was quite inclusive. meant for most americans. >> bret: republicans noted there wasn't a lot of talk how to deal with something they talk a lot about, the deficit and debt and concerned about the years ahead and how it paid for things. take a listen. >> we reject that america must comparing for those who built the country and the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, they don't sap the initiative, they strengthen us. [ applause ] thaw do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great. >> that is the only time he talk about the deficits. >> i had that same thought. reminded me of something that lincoln said or made a book review or critique. people who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing they like. and for those who already agree with the president perspective, on those issues and on many others there was lots to like. it wasn't a speech that reached
reforming schools, reducing the deficit and revamping the tax code. very american speech. i thought it actually was quite inclusive. meant for most americans. >> bret: republicans noted there wasn't a lot of talk how to deal with something they talk a lot about, the deficit and debt and concerned about the years ahead and how it paid for things. take a listen. >> we reject that america must comparing for those who built the country and the commitments we make to each other through...
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taxes. that is a radical move. he wants to shift instead to a sales tax, higher sales tax, shifting from income taxes to consumption taxes. he thinks that will give the state growth, bring in employers, create jobs, make the economy of louisiana expand, and basically progress. >> he's saying if you make louisiana a great place to come, companies will come. >> yes. >> peter: and people will have work? >> yes. >> peter: but the trade-off is, higher sales tax. so the question today is, that a regresssive tax? >> yes. >> peter: as you economists say? >> yes. >> peter: what does that mean? >> everybody pays it. no relation to how much you earn. it's how much you spend. you pay tax according to what you spend. a sales tax, it tax consumption. so in that sense, yes. it is regresssive. but on the other hand, if the absence of income taxes creates a growing economy, everybody wins from that. >> peter: some states don't have income tax. >> there are seven. i'll read them, alaska, florida, nevada, sout
taxes. that is a radical move. he wants to shift instead to a sales tax, higher sales tax, shifting from income taxes to consumption taxes. he thinks that will give the state growth, bring in employers, create jobs, make the economy of louisiana expand, and basically progress. >> he's saying if you make louisiana a great place to come, companies will come. >> yes. >> peter: and people will have work? >> yes. >> peter: but the trade-off is, higher sales tax. so the...
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cornyn notes there will be tax revenue coming in and said it may be necessary to partially shut down the government to secure the long-term fiscal well-being of the country. white house aides just want congress to get it done. >> the point is without drama and delay, monthly extension is drama. okay? so congress should do its job. we're not going to negotiate over extending the debt ceiling. >> though the house is planning something short-term to force the senate to the a budget. >> just the structure, moving something on a shorter term, what we are discussing is something that all could support. it's reasonable. but also very constructive for america themselves. >> spokesman for the senate majority leader harry reid says if the house pass a clean debt ceiling incress, the senate will be happy to consider it. jay carney at the white house called for passing a clean debt limit deal without delay. leading republicans are saying without a budget that includes a real plan to reduce the deficit, the nation faces the threat of a credit downgrade. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. sticking wi
cornyn notes there will be tax revenue coming in and said it may be necessary to partially shut down the government to secure the long-term fiscal well-being of the country. white house aides just want congress to get it done. >> the point is without drama and delay, monthly extension is drama. okay? so congress should do its job. we're not going to negotiate over extending the debt ceiling. >> though the house is planning something short-term to force the senate to the a budget....
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no doubt that the main concern, for instance, in my city in northeast mexico is a border state with taxes. too often, cities have borders with the rio, texas that we also have my city on the southeast part of the state and it's a strategic location. my city the city of 670,000 people. it's a big city. the metropolitan area sharing the space which has two cities, our neighbors in another city, which is my city. there is no doubt that the main concern of the people in the border areas on the mexican side is the demand for safety and the demand for security. this demand is being heard louder and louder than the demands for employment and secret services, which is what we mayors do. when i was listening of course for job creation, economic development. but i mexico, it's becoming also one of the major necessities, which was than in the past, but is now. the fact that a strategic security knowledge and something, which in the past, we never had to do it, which we security issues, which would strategy, which was this alliance that needs to be built at the federal government, drug enforcement ag
no doubt that the main concern, for instance, in my city in northeast mexico is a border state with taxes. too often, cities have borders with the rio, texas that we also have my city on the southeast part of the state and it's a strategic location. my city the city of 670,000 people. it's a big city. the metropolitan area sharing the space which has two cities, our neighbors in another city, which is my city. there is no doubt that the main concern of the people in the border areas on the...
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the payroll tax hold day was not extended, so, that pushed the tax and social security up to 6.2% from 4.2%. despite the consumer discretionary shot up. no everyone is convinced the run can last as consumers feel the pinch. it's time for a street fight. karen is bullish on consumer discretionary, b.k. is bearish. so, beeks, lay out the bear case. >> okay, so, i start, karen is undefeated. i'm going to mind by ps and qs here. i think consumer discretionary is overdone here, primarily because when you look at consumer credit and disposable income, they increase one to one. we had an increase in consumer credit, away from the trend. you have an increase in disposable nexincome. it may not be a lot, but that could have a nonlinear effect on the area. when i look back at the valuation of it, xly or the underlying index is trading at the high end of its valuation on a p.e. and price to book ration owe is the word i was looking for. it a tough word. >> yeah. >> r-a-t-i-o. >> yes. >> i but curious about this, because it doesn't sound like a lot, but the tax policy center says that's $18 to $20
the payroll tax hold day was not extended, so, that pushed the tax and social security up to 6.2% from 4.2%. despite the consumer discretionary shot up. no everyone is convinced the run can last as consumers feel the pinch. it's time for a street fight. karen is bullish on consumer discretionary, b.k. is bearish. so, beeks, lay out the bear case. >> okay, so, i start, karen is undefeated. i'm going to mind by ps and qs here. i think consumer discretionary is overdone here, primarily...
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and many thought president obama wanted to go over in order to raise taxes. to do the same thing over the debt ceiling and get full blame for it, it could genuinely destroy the republican party, of course while destroying the economy. >> there is that little problem, for republicans. so what about this point, ezra, that the president, the federal government could easily meet its obligations on actual debt payments through bonds and that sort of thing. but it would be the spending, the discretionary spending that they would have to cut under these circumstances. so there wouldn't ever be, many republicans insist they wouldn't ever be a realistic prospect of default in this. and that is why the president uses the word "obligations," instead of the word debt because they may just agree with them that there wouldn't actually be a debt default. >> it is unclear, we literally don't know what would happen because it never happened bef e before. so a legal authority is not all obvious. so there is a question, for the treasury department, to decide if we pay off the b
and many thought president obama wanted to go over in order to raise taxes. to do the same thing over the debt ceiling and get full blame for it, it could genuinely destroy the republican party, of course while destroying the economy. >> there is that little problem, for republicans. so what about this point, ezra, that the president, the federal government could easily meet its obligations on actual debt payments through bonds and that sort of thing. but it would be the spending, the...
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there's tax issues we might revis revisit. real quickly, the spreads are starting to widen. maybe that's why businesses really at that point in these markets while the tapping is good. >> thank you, rick. survey monkey. it's a web-based survey company has raised $800 million in debt. one of the largest and one of its newest investors happens to be google. kayla tausch has been following this. >> thank you, dave, for being here. rare east costa peerns to announce this newest round of funding. $800 million. no small amount. more than most spaul public companies raise going public. >> we've been working on this for over a year. we decided there's a lot of good reasons to go public. if you need capital, you need equity and if you just need liquidity and you could find that from being private, we said if there's a good way to do it and get liquidity for investors and employees was do that. we brought in new equity and brought in debt. >> raising debt for a private growth-oriented technology company. not something that happens very often. i know you had meetings with those investo
there's tax issues we might revis revisit. real quickly, the spreads are starting to widen. maybe that's why businesses really at that point in these markets while the tapping is good. >> thank you, rick. survey monkey. it's a web-based survey company has raised $800 million in debt. one of the largest and one of its newest investors happens to be google. kayla tausch has been following this. >> thank you, dave, for being here. rare east costa peerns to announce this newest round of...
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the firehouses closed because a tax measure was not passed and property tax revenues are down. contra costa county now has 220 firefighters?.that is well below the 600 they?d like to have. they say these closure will affect response times to emergency?s. >> whether or not it is going to be a 22nd second delay or 1.5 minutes, it is going to impact on response time. >> they are going to talk about other emergency crews, such as ambulances. and the fact that nobody lost their jobs. if there is a good portion of this story. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. four stations close today in contra costa county. in martinez - station 12 on shell avenue. in lafayette - station 16 on los arabis avenue. walnut creek loses station 4 on hawthorne drive. and in clayton, station 11 on center avenue. new information. reveals thand clayton, station no. 11. and if you look at this map you can see the widespread. >> pam: new information about tanker pilot who hit a tower on the bay bridge last week, switched course as he was approaching the bridge. the damage to the base of the tower on the bridge suffered
the firehouses closed because a tax measure was not passed and property tax revenues are down. contra costa county now has 220 firefighters?.that is well below the 600 they?d like to have. they say these closure will affect response times to emergency?s. >> whether or not it is going to be a 22nd second delay or 1.5 minutes, it is going to impact on response time. >> they are going to talk about other emergency crews, such as ambulances. and the fact that nobody lost their jobs. if...
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say they they make up 16% of the taxes collectle in the country. all the different argument. what about the concern over the country's fiscal situation. and how it factors in to this particular disaster relief bill after the house passed the $9 billion relief bill, the first tranche of relief the last two weeks. new jersey governor chris christie criticized for the delay to this point. thenate doing something two weeks ago. it seems to me that the criticism it's a blunt instrument. 1.6% of discretionary spending lop it off and throw it away. if you look at priest proposals, doing away with the legal services and you think wait a minute. there is a political agenda here being pursued by people who want to do away with the discretionary spending. the comeback has been this is the first time. you have never had a situation where disaster relief has been attached to, the compensatory cuts in the rest of the budget. >> bret: right. that is a fair point. they makebe is that to tie all of this together has not happened before. it didn't happen in katrina and it didn't happen in othe
say they they make up 16% of the taxes collectle in the country. all the different argument. what about the concern over the country's fiscal situation. and how it factors in to this particular disaster relief bill after the house passed the $9 billion relief bill, the first tranche of relief the last two weeks. new jersey governor chris christie criticized for the delay to this point. thenate doing something two weeks ago. it seems to me that the criticism it's a blunt instrument. 1.6% of...